Frankenstein v Jurassic Park Prezi

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Themes Man v. Nature Viktor Frankenstein hasto compete with deathand his creation, which is arepresentation of nature itself Man v. Conscience If Frankenstein createsa female partner, he can be free from his creationbut can he live knowinghe let loose two destructiveforces upon the world? Man v. Temptation If Frankenstein makes his creature he can cheatdeath and the pain of losinga loved one to the beyond "Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world." (Shelley 52) Conflicts Nature Always Wins Frankenstein's monster ends up killing him Ambition conquers man Though Frankenstein realized what he was doing was incredible and beyond human power, he continued on his quest to be the first to conquer death Take responsibility for your actions FRankenstein creates his monster then loses it intothe world and ceases to worry til it begins killing his family '"Man," I cried, "how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!"' (Shelley 198) Characters Protagonist Viktor Frankenstein:Doctor who creates the monster in searchof beating both death and losing loved ones Antagonist Creature: Made by Viktor, tries desperately to find acceptance and love, but is unable to. In rage he dedicates his time to ruining his creators life. STatic Character Henry Clerval: Viktor's boyhood friend who follows him to college and nurses him back to health after his collapse. Is very outgoing and interested in english. Remains loyal to Viktor until the time of his death. Characters Protagonist John Hammond:He funded Jurassic Park and led the research on discovering dino DNA to create the dinosaurs of the park. Very similiarto Viktor in that he pushes the boundsof science and worldly power. Antagonist Dinosaurs: Mainly the Raptors and T-Rex, these dinosaurs compare to Frankenstein's creation because they are a uncontrollable force of nature. Despite their creators attempts to cage them, they escape and threaten his life. Static Lawyer: The lawyer in the movie is definitely a static character. His focus (up til the point of his death) is always money and protecting his client's investments. Just like Henry, he dies about halfway through the piece, and is as loyal to money as Henry was to Viktor Conflicts Man v. Nature In Jurassic PArk, the main characters are literally pit against the dinosaurs in a fight for survival. While Frankenstein's battle is challenging mentally as well as physically, the humans trapped on the park are tested more in the body than the mind. MAn v. Conscience As John Hammond's park falls around him, he is only thinking about how next time will be so much better. He is contemplating making more dinosaurs, just like Frankenstein had to contemplate making another creature when his beast asked him for a female. They both have to ask themselves if they should venture back into the rabbit hole and play god once more. Man v. Temptation Dennis Nedry, the computer genius of Jurassic park, has a serious run in with temptation when approached with a money offer for embryos. He falls to temptation and death, just like Frankenstein falls to both after trying to make his beast to beat death. Nature always wins Despite being caged by state of the art man-made technology, the dinosaurs escape the barriers. Much like the creature, the dinosaurs are a force that cannot be tamed or contained, and man is in folly to believe he can do either. Take Responsibilty for your actions John Hammond does not take responsibility for his beasts. He simply leaves the island once they escape, and saves his own life, allowing for several sequels to be made off his research. Had John (Like Viktor) taken his dues for his work, he could have destroyed the dinosaurs and prevented later deaths. Ambition Conquers Man Though John HAmmond believed that his creations could be contained, he must have realized the danger in his work. Yet, he could not stop himself from being the first man to return dinosaurs to the earth, and went through with his work anyway. MAN's POWER IN ETHICAL DECISIONS Frankenstein Jurassic Park By Graham Baxter Themes "I was overwhelmed by the power of this place; but I made a mistake, too. I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. " (Jurassic Park) "No, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way." (Jurassic Park) "How can we possibly have the slightest idea of what to expect?"(Jurassic Park) Both Jurassic Park and Frankenstein make a very similiar point regarding man's power within ethical decisions. I think that they state man's power has very little effect. Both Viktor Frankenstein and John Hammond must have realized the inherent danger of their respective works, yet both were slaves to their ambition. They were blinded by accomplishing the task ahead, and gave very little thought to the action they were comitting. Both men had almost no choice in the issue whether to do or not, (it seems as if they were destined to do so) but rather had only choice in whether or not they succeeded in their task.